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Dodgers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
October 14, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers, played on October 14, 1978 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | October 14, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | October 14, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tommy John |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ed Figueroa |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 56,445 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 17 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Marty Springstead 1B: Frank Pulli 2B: Joe Brinkman 3B: Ed Vargo |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Lopes | Second Baseman |
| Bill Russell | Shortstop |
| Reggie Smith | Right Fielder |
| Steve Garvey | First Baseman |
| Ron Cey | Third Baseman |
| Dusty Baker | Left Fielder |
| Rick Monday | DH |
| Bill North | Center Fielder |
| Steve Yeager | Catcher |
| Tom Lasorda | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Paul Blair | Center Fielder |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Thurman Munson | Catcher |
| Reggie Jackson | DH |
| Lou Piniella | Right Fielder |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
| Fred Stanley | Second Baseman |
| Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
October 14, 1978
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Figueroa
Lopes hits a fly ball into right field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Figueroa
Russell bunts towards the mound. Figueroa fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Figueroa
Smith takes first base on ball four. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Garvey vs. Figueroa
Garvey hits a line drive towards right. Piniella catches it and throws to second to double up Russell. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Blair vs. John
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. John
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Blair moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Munson vs. John
Munson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Blair trying to get to home. Smith throws the ball in to Yeager who tags Blair who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. John
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jackson for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Figueroa
Cey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Figueroa
Baker hits a popup towards short. Dent settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Monday vs. Figueroa
Monday takes first base on ball four. Cey moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
North vs. Figueroa
North hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cey moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Yeager vs. Figueroa
Yeager hits a popup towards short. Dent settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. John
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. John
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. John
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Figueroa
Lopes hits a line drive towards third. Nettles reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Figueroa
Russell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Figueroa
Smith is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. John
Stanley hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dent vs. John
Dent hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. John
Blair hits a popup towards short. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
White vs. John
White hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Figueroa
Garvey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Cey vs. Figueroa
There goes Garvey. The throw from Munson and he is safe. Garvey steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Cey vs. Figueroa
Cey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Baker vs. Figueroa
Baker hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Garvey moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Monday vs. Figueroa
Monday hits a popup into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Munson vs. John
Munson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. John
Jackson strikes out. There goes Munson. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Piniella vs. John
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nettles vs. John
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
North vs. Figueroa
North hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Yeager vs. Figueroa
Yeager hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Blair. Yeager reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Lopes vs. Figueroa
Lopes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Russell vs. Figueroa
Russell strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Figueroa
Smith hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Figueroa
Garvey hits a fly ball into right field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. John
Chambliss hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Yeager settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. John
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. John
Dent hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Tidrow
Dick Tidrow now pitching.
Cey strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Tidrow
Baker strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Tidrow
Monday hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
North vs. Tidrow
North hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Blair vs. John
Blair strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
White vs. John
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. John
Munson takes first base on ball four. White moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. John
Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. White scores. Munson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Piniella vs. John
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields the ball, races to the bag for one, and throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Munson scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. John
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Yeager vs. Tidrow
Yeager strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Tidrow
Lopes hits a fly ball into right field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Tidrow
Russell hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Tidrow
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. John
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. John
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Dent vs. John
Dent hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Tidrow
Garvey hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Tidrow
Cey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Tidrow
Baker strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Blair vs. John
Blair hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Forster
Terry Forster now pitching.
White bunts towards first. Garvey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out. Blair moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Munson vs. Forster
Munson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Baker. Munson reaches second base with a double. Blair scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Forster
Jackson is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Piniella vs. Welch
Bob Welch now pitching.
Piniella hits a popup towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Nettles vs. Welch
Nettles strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Gossage
Rich Gossage now pitching.
Monday takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
North vs. Gossage
North bunts towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Davalillo vs. Gossage
Vic Davalillo pinch hits for Steve Yeager.
Davalillo hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Lopes vs. Gossage
Lopes hits a popup towards short. Dent settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Welch
Jerry Grote now catching.
Chambliss strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Welch
Jim Spencer pinch hits for Fred Stanley.
Spencer strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Welch
Dent hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Dodgers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Gossage
Brian Doyle now playing second base.
Russell hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Gossage
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Gossage
Garvey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Dodgers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Welch
Mickey Rivers pinch hits for Paul Blair.
Rivers hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Grote settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Welch
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Welch
Munson hits a popup towards short. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Welch
Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. White moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Piniella vs. Welch
Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. White scores. Jackson moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 10/14/1978 -- Los Angeles at New York (D)
Los Angeles AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Lopes D, 2b 4 1 0 0 Blair P, cf 4 1 2 0
Russell B, ss 5 0 2 0 Rivers M, ph 1 0 0 0
Smith R, rf 4 1 1 3 White R, lf 3 2 1 0
Garvey S, 1b 4 0 0 0 Munson T, c 3 1 2 1
Cey R, 3b 4 0 1 0 Jackson R, dh 4 0 2 1
Baker D, lf 4 0 0 0 Piniella L, rf 5 0 1 1
Monday R, dh 2 0 1 0 Nettles G, 3b 4 0 0 0
North B, cf 4 0 0 0 Chambliss C, 1b 4 0 0 0
Yeager S, c 3 1 1 0 Stanley F, 2b 3 0 0 0
Davalillo V, ph 1 0 0 0 Spencer J, ph 1 0 0 0
Grote J, c 0 0 0 0 Doyle B, 2b 0 0 0 0
Dent B, ss 4 0 1 0
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35 3 6 3 36 4 9 3
Los Angeles 000 030 000 0 -- 3
New York 000 002 010 1 -- 4
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
John T* 7.0 6 3 2 2 2
Forster T 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Welch B (L) 2.1 2 1 1 1 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Figueroa E 5.0 4 3 3 4 2
Tidrow D 3.0 2 0 0 0 4
Gossage R (W) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Russell B
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Los Angeles 7, New York 8
2B -- Yeager S, Munson T
HR -- Smith R
SB -- Garvey S, Munson T
SH -- White R
HBP -- by Forster T (Jackson R)
T -- 3:17
A -- 56445
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